English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “even”

even (ˈiːvən Pronunciation for even

Translations

adjective

  1. (= smooth) [surface, layer] régulier(‑ière) ⇒ an even layer of snow une couche régulière de neige
  2. (= constant) [temperature] constant(e)
  3. (= uniform) [distribution, rate] égal(e)
  4. [number] pair(e)

    an even number un nombre pair

  5. (= equal) ⇒ Their scores are even. Ils sont à égalité.

    to be even [people] être quittes ⇒ Now we're even. Maintenant nous sommes quittes.

  6. (= well-balanced) [contest, match] équilibré(e)

adverb

  1. (suggesting something surprising) même ⇒ I like all animals, even snakes. J'aime tous les animaux, même les serpents. ⇒ even on Sundays même le dimanche ⇒ Even Mark was there. Même Mark était là.

    not even pas même, même pas ⇒ He never stops working, not even at the weekend. Il n'arrête jamais de travailler, pas même le week-end., Il n'arrête jamais de travailler, même pas le week-end. ⇒ Not even the rain could keep them indoors. Même la pluie ne les empêchait pas de sortir.

    even if même si ⇒ I'd never do that, even if you asked me. Je ne ferais jamais ça, même si tu me le demandais.

    even though bien que (+ subjunctive) ⇒ He's never got any money, even though his parents are quite rich. Il n'a jamais d'argent, bien que ses parents soient assez riches.

    even so (= yet) pourtant

  2. (with comparatives)

    even more encore plus

    even more than encore plus que ⇒ I liked Boulogne even more than Paris. J'ai encore plus aimé Boulogne que Paris.

    even faster encore plus vite

    even better encore mieux

  3. even as (= while) (literary) alors même que

  4. (with verbs)

    to break even s'y retrouver, équilibrer ses comptes

    to get even (= get revenge) prendre sa revanche

    to get even with sb prendre sa revanche sur qn ⇒ He wanted to get even with her. Il voulait prendre sa revanche sur elle.

Similar Words

= equally matched, level, tied, drawn, on a par, neck and neck, fifty-fifty, equalized, all square, equally balanced,
= square, quits, on the same level, on an equal footing
= despite, in spite of, disregarding, notwithstanding, in spite of the fact that, regardless of the fact that
= all the more, much, still, yet, to a greater extent, to a greater degree
= so much as, at all
= indeed, actually, or rather, in truth, in point of fact

'even' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: مُسْتَوٍPronunciation for مُسْتَوٍ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: regularPronunciation for regular
  • Chinese: 一致的Pronunciation for 一致的
  • Croatian: ravanPronunciation for ravan
  • Czech: rovnýPronunciation for rovnýhladký
  • Danish: jævnPronunciation for jævn
  • Dutch: gelijkmatigPronunciation for gelijkmatig
  • European Spanish: uniformePronunciation for uniforme
  • Finnish: tasainenPronunciation for tasainen
  • French: pairPronunciation for pair
  • German: ebenPronunciation for eben
  • Greek: ομαλόςPronunciation for ομαλός ομαλή
  • Italian: uniformePronunciation for uniforme
  • Japanese: 平らなPronunciation for 平らな
  • Korean: 평평한Pronunciation for 평평한
  • Norwegian: jevnPronunciation for jevn
  • Polish: równyPronunciation for równy równa
  • Portuguese: regularPronunciation for regular
  • Romanian: nivelat nivelată, nivelați, nivelate
  • Russian: ровныйPronunciation for ровный ровная
  • Spanish: uniformePronunciation for uniforme
  • Swedish: jämnPronunciation for jämn jämnt
  • Thai: เรียบเสมอกันPronunciation for เรียบเสมอกัน
  • Turkish: düzPronunciation for düzdüzgün
  • Ukrainian: рівний
  • Vietnamese: bằng phẳngPronunciation for bằng phẳng
  • Arabic: حَتَّىPronunciation for حَتَّى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: atéPronunciation for até
  • Chinese: 甚至Pronunciation for 甚至
  • Croatian: čakPronunciation for čak
  • Czech: dokoncePronunciation for dokonce
  • Danish: jævntPronunciation for jævnt
  • Dutch: zelfsPronunciation for zelfs
  • European Spanish: inclusoPronunciation for incluso
  • Finnish: jopaPronunciation for jopa
  • French: mêmePronunciation for mêmeen plus
  • German: sogarPronunciation for sogar
  • Greek: ακόμαPronunciation for ακόμα
  • Italian: perfinoPronunciation for perfino
  • Japanese: ・・・でさえPronunciation for ・・・でさえ
  • Korean: (…) 조차Pronunciation for (…) 조차
  • Norwegian: til og medPronunciation for til og med
  • Polish: nawetPronunciation for nawet
  • Portuguese: atéPronunciation for até
  • Romanian: chiar
  • Russian: дажеPronunciation for даже
  • Spanish: inclusoPronunciation for incluso
  • Swedish: ävenPronunciation for även
  • Thai: แม้แต่Pronunciation for แม้แต่
  • Turkish: hattaPronunciation for hatta
  • Ukrainian: навіть
  • Vietnamese: ngay cảPronunciation for ngay cả
  • Arabic: زَوْجِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: par
  • Chinese: 双数的
  • Croatian: parni
  • Czech: sudý
  • Danish: lige
  • Dutch: even
  • European Spanish: par
  • Finnish: parillinen
  • French: pairnombre pair
  • German: gerade
  • Greek: ζυγός ζυγή
  • Italian: pari
  • Japanese: 偶数の
  • Korean: 일정한
  • Norwegian: jevn
  • Polish: parzysty parzysta
  • Portuguese: par
  • Romanian: par pară, pari, pare
  • Russian: четный
  • Spanish: parnúmero
  • Swedish: jämn jämnt
  • Thai: คู่
  • Turkish: tek
  • Ukrainian: парний
  • Vietnamese: số chẵn

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